Newcastle United recovered from one goal down to manage a 2-2 home draw
with Manchester City as the hosts played with 10 men for most of the time in the
English Premier League yesterday.
After 14 minutes Habib Beye was judged to have brought down Robinho in the
box and was sent off despite Newcastle's protest.
Robinho converted the spot kick but the hosts equalized just before halftime
when Obafemi Martins's cross was cleared into the path of Shola Ameobi who
struck it in neatly from close range.
The 10 men continued to push on and they took the lead after 63minutes when
City center back Richard Dunne turned a Geremi cornerinto his own net under no
pressure.
City came back strongly though and equalized four minutes from time when
Stephen Ireland burst clear to finish confidently.
Newcastle, without a win for two months, started the day in the second to
last with five points. The home draw did not change their place.
